Noida: More than 2,000 people have been killed in almost 4,600 accidents in Gautam Budh Nagar in the last five years.
As of November, 2021 only reported nearly 700 crashes, where 320 people died and 504 were injured.
Data has been distributed by police noida.
In 2017, the district reported 987 accidents, where 423 people died and 892 were injured.
The following year, 452 people were killed and 743 were injured in 1,007 accidents.
The numbers rose in 2019, when 499 people lost their lives in 1,162 accidents which also caused injury to 907 others.
Despite thin traffic during the 2020 locking months, GB Nagar reported 745 accidents, where 380 people died and 528 were injured.
Accelerating has been identified as the main cause behind this fatal accident, followed by a driving rash and driving on the wrong side.
Ganesh Saha, Deputy Commissioner of Police (traffic), told TI that his department had made continuous efforts to make the road safer.
“We have taken a number of initiatives – from making people aware of the road rules to install CCTV cameras in twin cities to identify violators,” he said.
However, Amit Gupta, a traffic volunteer, claimed that “people – both pedestrians or motorists – don’t seem to learn”.
“The police have placed a speed camera and obstacles of accidents on the highway but they need to install more names, traffic lights and close some cuts to reduce the number of accidents.” Police Noida has identified more than 25 black spots that contributed most of the accidents, said a senior officer with a Help number 112 (emergency service).
Some black spots are Rajnigandha Chowk, DND Flyway near Sector 15A, Mahamaya Flyover, zero points from Noida-Greater Noida Expressway and Yamuna Expressway, Sector 5 Intersection, Yamaha Chowk, LG Roundabout, ATS Chowk and Tol Plaza Jewar.
“We accept the maximum number of calls from two free ways.
Sometimes, city traffic postponed reaction time.
In most cases, we rushed the victims to a government hospital but in some cases, they were also taken to the nearest private hospital, “The officer said.
Both medical experts and police said the need for paralysis was very important in saving the lives of accidental victims.
“People who pass or eyewitnesses do not need to worry about warning the police about accidents or rushing victims to the nearest hospital.
They will not be responsible for civil or criminal liability and will be allowed to immediately leave the hospital,” said the Deputy Commissioner of the Extra Police (Noida ) Ranvijay Singh.
Dr.
Patanjali Nark, an advisor with whom, echo the same sound.
“The ‘Gold Clock’ is a period of time after a traumatic injury where there is the highest possibility to prevent death by providing rapid medical care.
People need to be made more aware of the first aid who need to be given to the victim after an accident.”